Minecraft: Bedrock Edition 1.20.60

VANILLA PARITY

• Nether Gold Ore can now drop up to 6 Gold Nuggets (previously 5) when mined with an unenchanted tool, or up to 24 with Fortune Level 3 (previously 20)
• Lapis Lazuli Ore can now drop up to 9 Lapis Lazuli (previously 8) when mined with an unenchanted tool, or up to 36 with Fortune Level 3 (previously 32)
• Campfire now correctly drops 2 Charcoal instead of 4 when destroyed by the player (MCPE-159894)
• Music Disc name text now has the same color as enchanted items (MCPE-109471)
• Trail Ruins will now be placed in the same location and configuration as Java Edition (MCPE-169988)
  
  

EXPERIMENTAL FEATURES

BREEZE

• The Breeze is a cunning, hostile mob that can spawn via Trial Spawner in some rooms within Trial Chambers
• The Breeze moves primarily by leaping around a target, sometimes jumping quite long distances
• An aggressive adversary, the Breeze shoots volatile wind energy in the form of wind charge projectiles at its target
• Wind charges deal a small amount of damage when colliding directly with an entity
• After colliding with an entity or a block, wind charge projectiles produce a wind burst, which knocks back entities in the area by several blocks
• Wind bursts also have the effect of 'activating' certain blocks:
  • Non-Iron Doors and Trapdoors are flipped
  • Fence Gates are flipped
  • Buttons are pressed
  • Levers are flipped
  • Bells are rung and swung
  • Lit Candles (both standalone and on cake) are extinguished
• Wind bursts do not have any effect on Iron Doors, Iron Trapdoors, or any block being held in its position by a Redstone signal

TRIAL SPAWNER

• Trial Spawner is a new variant of Monster Spawners that ejects rewards upon completion and can have variable levels of challenge in multiplayer
• The challenge level will increase for each new player a Trial Spawner notices nearby
  • Challenge level will not decrease until it is reset during a Trial Spawner's cooldown
• Unlike normal spawners, a Trial Spawner will spawn a limited number of mobs proportional to its current challenge level
  • It can only spawn a mob at positions that are within line of sight
  • It can spawn a mob regardless of any light level requirement the mob has
  • Spawned mobs are persistent
• Once all mobs are defeated, the Trial Spawner will eject a set of rewards proportional to the current challenge level
  • After the rewards have been ejected, the Trial Spawner goes into cooldown for 30 minutes during which it will no longer spawn mobs
• Trial Spawners cannot be crafted nor obtained by players in Survival - instead, they can be found naturally placed throughout Trial Chambers
• Trial Spawners are extremely slow to mine and resistant to explosions, and will not drop even with Silk Touch
• When placed in Creative, Trial Spawners have no mob type set by default
  • The mob type can be set by interacting with it while holding a Spawn Egg
• Creative and Spectator players cannot be detected or noticed by Trial Spawners

TRIAL CHAMBERS

• Trial Chambers are a new structure in the Overworld where players can explore and take on combat challenges during the mid-game
  • Trial Chambers are made out of a variety of Copper and Tuff blocks and can be found in different sizes from large to small
  • Trial Chambers are a relatively common find throughout the Deepslate layer of the underground
• The layout of each Trial Chamber is procedurally generated, and can include traps, reward chests and a variety of combat spaces
  • Supply chests can be found between different rooms, and give you blocks and items which help you navigate your trials
  • Reward chests are guarded by challenges in each room, and can be a source of enchanted books and equipment
  • The loot found in reward chests are still being iterated, and are absolutely not final
• Each Trial Chamber will include Trial Spawners with a melee, small melee, or ranged category:
  • Melee
    • Zombie
    • Husk
    • Slime
  • Small Melee
    • Spider
    • Cave Spider
    • Baby Zombie
    • Silverfish
  • Ranged
    • Skeleton
    • Stray
  • Each Trial Spawner category will only use one mob for the entire structure when generated, and these mobs are randomized for each Trial Chamber
    • For example, one Trial Chamber might only spawn Zombies, Cave Spiders and Strays, while another might only spawn Slimes, Silverfish and Skeletons
    • The exceptions to this are some Trial Spawners in unique rooms which always spawn Breezes

TRIAL KEY

• An item that can only be obtained from Trial Spawners
• Trial Keys do not currently have any functionality

ARMADILLO

• Added the Armadillo
• The Armadillo is a neutral mob
• Drops Armadillo Scutes periodically
• Drops Armadillo Scutes when brushed
• Spawns in Savannas
• Favorite food is Spider Eyes
• When an Armadillo detects a threat, it rolls up
  • Threats are:
    • Players who are sprinting
    • Players on a mount or in a vehicle
    • Undead mobs
  • It does not roll up if it is fleeing, in water, in the air, or if being led
  • When an Armadillo is rolled up it does not walk, cannot eat, and will not be tempted by food
  • It continues to scan for threats, and if there are no threats detected for 3 seconds, it will unroll

ARMADILLO SCUTES

• Can be used to craft Wolf Armor
• Dropped by Armadillos
• Dispensers can be used to brush Armadillo Scutes off Armadillos

WOLF ARMOR

• Using Wolf Armor on an adult tamed Wolf will equip the armor on the Wolf
  • Only a Wolf's owner can put Wolf Armor on their tamed Wolf, and with this in mind, Dispensers cannot put Wolf Armor on Wolves
• Using Shears on a Wolf that is wearing armor will make it drop the armor
  • Only a Wolf's owner can shear a Wolf Armor from it, and with this in mind, Dispensers cannot remove Wolf Armor from Wolves
• Wolf Armor gives the same protection as Diamond Horse Armor
• If a Wolf dies while wearing armor, it will drop the armor
  
  

FIXES AND CHANGES

PERFORMANCE / STABILITY

• Fixed a variety of crashes that could occur during gameplay
• Fixed a rare crash that could occur with the “Seven Seas” achievement
• Fixed a crash that could occur when players placed or destroyed any block and then selected Save & Quit with Ray Tracing enabled
• Fixed a crash that could occur in the Play menu whilst looking at Realms
• Fixed a bug that could cause infinite loading while joining a Realm

GENERAL

• Added more informative error messaging in case world exports fail due to external OS issues (MCPE-41898)
• Improved delay between 100% loaded and when the main menu appears on console platforms
• The "You Need A Mint" achievement can now only be unlocked by collecting Dragon's Breath (MCPE-177409)

GAMEPLAY

• Fixed certain cases that caused players to take unexpected fall damage when performing interactions at specific heights like 62 (MCPE-168518)
• Reintroduced a fix for players sometimes taking unexpected fall damage while building blocks while standing on them (MCPE-120140)
• Fixed some cases where players could take unexpected fall damage near ledges that they were visibly not falling off of (MCPE-120140)
• Fixed the issue that prevented the inventory from being navigated when using only a keyboard on mobile
• Fixed the issue prevented stack splitting from being used when using a keyboard in touch mode
• Fixed an issue that could inflict unexpected fall damage in certain cases when building blocks while moving (MCPE-120140, MCPE-175791)
• Players no longer fall through the block they stand on when switching to Spectator Mode and back (MCPE-170522)
• Players are no longer slowed down if they touch the ground while flying in Creative mode (MCPE-176365)
• If the game is closed while changing dimensions, players will no longer be placed in unexpected positions when re-entering the world (MCPE-173386)

MOBS

• Horses, Donkeys, and Mules now take fall damage when controlled by a player, except for worlds targeting base game versions before 1.20.60 (MCPE-107031)
• Fixed an issue that made Boats clip through blocks when placed
• Fixed some Villagers not having their skins match their professions (MCPE-105457)
• The scattering of Experience Orbs released while fishing has been reduced (MCPE-170540)
• Experience Orbs no longer collide with mobs (MCPE-87711)
• Zoglins can no longer spawn in Peaceful difficulty and will despawn if the difficulty is switched to Peaceful (MCPE-79480)
• Bees no longer take damage when moving through Sweet Berry Bushes (MCPE-114689)
• Wolves can now spawn on both Snow and Top Snow within Grove biomes (MCPE-147656)

BLOCKS

• Container blocks triggered with Redstone (e.g. Hopper, Dispenser) can now be interacted with consistently when powered by a fast Redstone clock
• Frosted Ice blocks no longer leave water in the world when mined with a Silk Touch tool
• Turtle Egg, Frogspawn, Coral, and Coral Fan no longer spawn double the particles when mined
• Beehive and Bee Nest can no longer be Silk Touched by an Enchanted Book with Silk Touch
• Destroying a Bed through the bottom block now properly clears the spawn point
• Ice, Packed Ice, Frosted Ice and Top Snow now send vibrations when mined
• Pistons pushing, pulling, or destroying blocks no longer risk teleporting surrounding players towards the world's origin (MCPE-175206)
• Villagers who were mistakenly assigned to the same Bed or workstation as others will now actively seek out a new Bed or workstation (MCPE-176528)
• Pufferfish no longer inflate and deflate repeatedly when a player is at a specific distance from them
• Mobs that have partial blocks (e.g. Trapdoors, Slabs, etc.) specified as part of their list of blocks to avoid in their Navigation Component should now avoid them properly
• The limitations on which blocks can be replaced by Dark Oak and Acacia trees now also apply to their branches, not just their trunks (MCPE-177484)
• Top Snow placed at generation time now also covers Tall Grass and flowers (MCPE-142321)
• Wither Roses now damage mobs every 0.5 seconds, instead of every 2 seconds (MCPE-55878)
• Containers being cloned no longer keep their container screens open or cause crashes
• Fixed pixel shading on the Double Chest and Double Trapped Chest lids (MCPE-169495)

ITEMS

• Fixed issue where eating an Apple would not slow down player movement (MCPE-176556)
• Renamed "Scute" to "Turtle Scute"
• Players can now consume Suspicious Stew even when their hunger bar is full (MCPE-122491)
• Banner items of identical colors now consistently stack together, whether or not they have previously been placed in the world as blocks (MCPE-43391)

TOUCH CONTROLS

• Fixed a bug where the hotbar disappeared when exiting out of the customize touch controls screen with a non-touch controller input

GRAPHICAL

• Fixed incorrect block lighting after exiting water with the "Improved Input Response" option enabled (MCPE-175727)

USER INTERFACE

• The loading screen now displays three categories of tips based on player progression
• Added an unread post count indicator to the Realms Feed button on the Play screen and slots screen
• A bug making the "technical details" button on resource packs not leading to the technical details screen has been fixed
• Fixed a bug where certain chat messages would briefly be incorrectly shown on the new death screen
• In horizontal split screen, the second player can now navigate to the profile screen and both players can now see each others' character changes
• Fixed a bug that kept the previewed item on the paper doll even after navigating back using the sidebar in Character Creator
• Fixed Beacon UI buttons going outside the window on smaller resolutions (MCPE-173649)
• Items from the inventory have the durability bar adjusted so it matches the one from the hotbar (MCPE-128532)
• Adjusted cost text in the Pocket Anvil UI to match the classic version (MCPE-101740)
• Updated the information about Conduits in the Encyclopedia (MCPE-65038)
  
• Added Netherite as a block type in the Encyclopedia’s Beacon tab (MCPE-175929)
• Last highlighted button will not get pressed when the window regains focus anymore (MCPE-170377)
• Not enough storage space on Nintendo Switch now has a clearer message about the platform only allowing for 2GB of storage per user account (MCPE-36670)

TECHNICAL UPDATES

UPDATED ADD-ON TEMPLATE PACKS

• Updated Add-On templates for 1.20.60 with new resources, behaviors, and documentation are available to download at aka.ms/MCAddonPacks

GENERAL

• Decorated Pots now support the use of loot tables
• Renamed jsonto water_splash_manual.json in resource_packs\vanilla\particles (MCPE-176784)
• Require block_id for each block in the StartGamePacket blockProperties
• Send "material" for vanilla data-driven blocks in the StartGamePacket blockProperties. "block_id" is also moved to the "vanilla_block_data" object
• Containers being cloned over no longer keep their container screens open and no longer cause crashes
• Changing the brightness_gamma value for blocks now darkens the block correctly (MCPE-167836)
• Added a "drop_item_slot" field to the "interact" component, which allows to specify an inventory slot to remove and drop items from
• "behavior.breed" now interrupts navigation on stop for content using engine version 1.20.60 or higher
• Updated listed values for the Vanilla "orientation" block state in documentation to no longer be boolean values

COMMANDS

• /me /say /title /tell
  • Reduced max length for output message to 512 characters
• /kill
  • Reduced max length for reason message to 512 characters

ADD-ONS AND SCRIPT ENGINE

• Added a Project Through Liquidproperty to the 3D Block Cursor
• Added a CursorPropertiesChangeAfterEvent to notify Editor script when the cursor properties are changed
• Wandering Traders can now correctly display custom entity spawn eggs in their trade menus (MCPE-170184)
• The "minecraft:geometry.full_block" identifier for the "minecraft:geometry" block component has been added
  • The "minecraft:geometry.full_block" identifier provides a centered 1x1x1 cube geometry
  • When combined with a material_instances component with "render_layer": "opaque", it enables rendering-only capabilities previously included in the "minecraft:unit_cube" component including:
    • Occludes both vanilla and custom neighboring full blocks
    • Culls faces that neighbor vanilla and custom neighboring full blocks to improve rendering performance
  • Added content error logging to help creators identify content that hits or exceeds the state bit/permutation count per block (MCPE-177045)

BIOMES

• Biome JSON files no longer support inheriting fields from other Biome JSON files. If this affects any content those files should be updated by manually copying the desired JSON text
• Biome tags in JSON files are now specified under a "minecraft:tags" component, in a "tags" array, rather than as loose JSON objects, for files with a format_version of 1.20.60 or higher

BLOCKS

• Added the ability for data-driven blocks to remove faces in the geometry when abutting a full and opaque block. A new field has been added to the Block Geometry Component, which references a new Culling .json file (found in the resource pack block_culling directory) that sets up culling rules for the tessellated geometry

ITEMS

• Unrecognized fields in component item JSON will now give a warning to the content log in format versions 1.20.60 and higher

COMPONENTS

• The "entity_sensor" component now supports multiple "subsensors":
• "event", "require_all", "minimum_count", "maximum_count", "range" and "event_filter" are now individually configurable fields of each subsensor
• Subsensors also have a new "cooldown" field, which defines how often each subsensor should sense for entities
• All these changes require a "format_version" of 1.20.60 or higher
• The "interact" component now supports the additional "entity_act" value for the "vibration" field

ENTITY COMPONENTS

• Entity event response run_command has been renamed to queue_command and has been released out of experimental. Commands run via queue_command may be deferred until the next tick. If the entity is removed before the command is run, the command will not execute. Content using run_command under experimental will still work for now but the experimental feature is now considered deprecated
• Added an "interact_filters" field to the "ageable" component, which allows to specify conditions on when the actor can be fed
• "behavior.follow_parent" now interrupts navigation on stop for content using engine version 1.20.60 or higher

ENTITY FILTERS

• Added new entity filter "is_panicking", which checks if the entity is executing "behavior.panic"
• Added new entity filter "is_sprinting", which checks if the entity is sprinting

ENTITY EVENT RESPONSES

• Added the "emit_vibration" entity event response, which allows the entity to emit a vibration having the entity itself as its source
  • The "vibration" field allows to specify the vibration to be emitted
  • The allowed values are "shear", "entity_act", and "entity_interact"

MOLANG

• Improved the context of content logs when an evaluated Molang expressions results in an error
• Released Molang queries from experimental
  • is_cooldown_type
  • cooldown_time
  • cooldown_time_remaining
  • relative_block_has_any_tag
  • relative_block_has_all_tags
  • block_neighbor_has_any_tag
  • block_neighbor_has_all_tags
  • block_has_any_tag
  • block_has_all_tags
  • bone_orientation_trs
  • bone_orientation_matrix
• Added content errors that state remaining_durabilityand query.max_durability are only to be used with Item contexts

API

• Added Biome Registry biome names and StructureFeatureType enum to vanilla metadata generation
• Made the display name parameter optional in Scoreboard addObjective
• Released DataDrivenEntityTriggerAfterEvent from beta to 1.8.0
• Released DataDrivenEntityTriggerAfterEventSignal from beta to 1.8.0
• Released DataDrivenEntityTriggerAfterEventSignalOptions from beta to 1.8.0
• Released DefinitionModifier from beta to 1.8.0
• Released dataDrivenEntityTrigger from beta to 1.8.0
• Moved EffectAddBeforeEventfrom beta to 1.8.0
• Moved EffectAddAfterEventfrom beta to 1.8.0
• Moved EffectAddAfterEventfrom beta to 1.8.0
• Moved getTagsfrom beta to 1.8.0
• Moved hasTagfrom beta to 1.8.0
• RGBA interface now inherits from RGB
• Changed itemStackin ItemReleaseUseAfterEvent to be optional
• Released DataDrivenEntityTriggerAfterEvent from beta to 1.8.0
• Released DataDrivenEntityTriggerAfterEventSignal from beta to 1.8.0
• Released DataDrivenEntityTriggerAfterEventSignalOptions from beta to 1.8.0
• Released DefinitionModifier from beta to 1.8.0
• Released dataDrivenEntityTriggerEvent from beta to 1.8.0
• Improved error messages for "Unsupported or out of bounds value." errors to include the bounds
• Types
  • Moved BlockTypefrom beta to 1.8.0
  • Moved FluidTypefrom beta to 1.8.0
• Changed "Unsupported or out of bounds value.." errors to use ArgumentOutOfBoundsError Error type
• setWeather method argument duration now uses ArgumentOutOfBoundsError Error type
  
  

EXPERIMENTAL TECHNICAL UPDATES

COMMANDS

• The health bar of mounted rideable mobs is now properly displayed (MCPE-177696)
• Execute command now fails when comparing unloaded blocks (MCPE-177195)
• Added a new command that will hide and reset HUD elements visibility
  • /hud hide <hud element>
  • /hud reset <hud element>
  • The HUD elements available are:
    • paperdoll
    • armor
    • tooltips
    • touch_controls
    • crosshair
    • hotbar
    • health
    • progress_bar
    • hunger
    • air_bubbles
    • horse_health
    • all
  • To use the command, turn on the Upcoming Creator Features toggle

API

• PlayerPlaceBlockBeforeEvent
  • Removed itemStack: ItemStackfrom event
  • Added readonly permutationBeingPlaced: BlockPermutationto event
  • Updating createExplosion(location: Vector3, radius: number, explosionOptions?: ExplosionOptions)to return a boolean. True if the explosion is successful and false if the explosion is unsuccessful or is cancelled
• Class Player
• Added method spawnParticle(effectName: string, location: Vector3, molangVariables?: MolangVariableMap): void;
• Fixed a bug where the world would sometimes fail to properly shut down and disconnect clients during an unrecoverable script watchdog error
• Updated SimulatedPlayer so it can continuously build
• Updated SimulatedPlayer so it can Move and look in different directions
• ChatSendAfter & ChatSendBeforeEvent
  • Changed message and sender to read-only properties
  • Removed setTargets, getTargets, sendToTargetsand replaced with an optional player list property targets
• Class ItemDurabilityComponent
  • Renamed unbreaking to unbreakingEnchantmentLevel
  • Renamed getDamageRange to getDamageChanceRange
• EntityTypes
  • Changed getAllreturn type from EntityTypeIterator to EntityType[]
• EntityEquippableComponent
  • Fixed an issue where functions getEquipment and getEquipmentSlot could not be called within "before" event handlers
• Fixed a bug where an ItemStack could not be stacked after clearing its lore
• Added method eatItem(itemStack: ItemStack): void;
• BlockSignComponent
  • Changed signature of function setWaxedto setWaxed(waxed: boolean)
  • Removed event/property pistonActivate
• Added enum BlockPistonState export enum BlockPistonState { Expanded = "Expanded", Expanding = "Expanding", Retracted = "Retracted", Retracting = "Retracting" }
• Class BlockPistonComponent
  • Removed property isExpanded
  • Removed property isExpanding
  • Removed property isRetracted
  • Removed property isRetracting
  • Added property readonly state: BlockPistonState
  • Changed function getAttachedBlocksto return type Block[]
  • Added function getAttachedBlocksLocations(): Vector3[]
• Removed class PistonActivateBeforeEvent
• Removed class PistonActivateBeforeEventSignal
• Moved NavigationResultfrom @minecraft/server to @minecraft/server-gametest
• Updated function addEffect to return the added effect (or undefined if it failed)
  • This change is in beta and does not affect the currently released versions of this function
• Added item dynamic properties
  • Added function clearDynamicProperties(): void - Removes all dynamic properties from the item stack
  • Added function getDynamicProperty(identifier: string): boolean | number | string | Vector3 | undefined - Returns the value of the dynamic property with the given identifier if it exists, otherwise returns undefined
  • Added function getDynamicPropertyIds(): string[] - Returns an array of all dynamic property identifiers on the item stack
  • Added function getDynamicPropertyTotalByteCount(): number - Returns the total byte count of all dynamic properties on the item stack
  • Added function setDynamicProperty(identifier: string, value?: boolean | number | string | Vector3): void - Sets the value of the dynamic property with the given identifier. If the value is undefined, the dynamic property will be removed
  • Added function clearDynamicProperties(): void - Removes all dynamic properties from the item stack
  • Added function getDynamicProperty(identifier: string): boolean | number | string | Vector3 | undefined - Returns the value of the dynamic property with the given identifier if it exists, otherwise returns undefined
  • Added function getDynamicPropertyIds(): string[] - Returns an array of all dynamic property identifiers on the item stack
  • Added function getDynamicPropertyTotalByteCount(): number - Returns the total byte count of all dynamic properties on the item stack
  • Added function setDynamicProperty(identifier: string, value?: boolean | number | string | Vector3): void - Sets the value of the dynamic property with the given identifier. If the value is undefined, the dynamic property will be removed
• Added class EntityProjectileComponent. This component is used to shoot a projectile entity and modify its properties
• Added interface ProjectileShootOptions. This interface is used with function shootto optionally modify the accuracy of the projectile when shot
• PropertyOutOfBoundsError
  • Added a new PropertyOutOfBoundsError that throws when a property that is bounded is set out of bounds
• ContainerSlot APIs now throw an InvalidContainerSlotError if the container slot is invalid, or if a property is set on an empty slot
• Property typeId no longer returns undefined for empty slots, but instead throws an InvalidContainerSlotError
• Added function hasItem - Returns whether the slot contains an item
• Added function getCanPlaceOn - Returns an array of block identifiers that the item can be placed on
• Added function getCanDestroy - Returns an array of block identifiers that the item can destroy when used
• runJob() and system.clearJob()
  • Added runJob and clearJob for optimizing long running tasks using JavaScript generators. runJob takes a generator function and returns a jobId. See documentation for usage examples
• @minecraft/server.BlockPermutation
  • Moved getState and withStates APIs from beta to stable

SCRIPTING

• Fixed issue where ActionFormData buttons could not be clicked if there were more than 255 buttons in the form
• The "minecraft:unit_cube" block component has been deprecated. Using it in content marked 1.20.60 and beyond will provide a content error
  • Using content marked prior to 1.20.60 will have their "minecraft:unit_cube" block component upgraded to a "minecraft:geometry" block component with a "minecraft:geometry.full_block" identifier, but will maintain backwards compatibility with all behaviors
• Added ScriptBiomeTypesand ScriptBiomeType to allow Scripting API to enumerate the BiomeRegistry
• Added a findClosestBiomefunction to Dimension to find the closest biome of a specified type, to a given position in the world
• The block component "minecraft:random_ticking" is now functional again

MOLANG

• Changed cooldown query slot IDs to be required for container slots with more than one index, logging content errors if not provided
  • cooldown_time(slotName,slotId)
  • cooldown_time_remaining(slotName,slotId)
  • is_cooldown_type(cooldownName,slotName,slotId)